Synutra to Participate in Upcoming Investor Conferences

QINGDAO, China and ROCKVILLE, Md., February 17, 2012 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Synutra International, Inc. (NASDAQ: SYUT), ("Synutra" or the "Company"), which owns subsidiaries in China that produce, market and sell nutritional products for infants, children and adults, today announced its participation in the following conferences:

• ROTH Capital Partner's 24th Annual OC Growth Stock Conference, to be held March 11-14, 2012 at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Laguna Niguel, CA. Management is scheduled to present at 3:00 p.m. PT on Tuesday, March 13, 2012 and to meet with institutional investors throughout the day.

• Oppenheimer & Co.'s 6th Annual China Dragon Conference, to be held March 14-15, 2012 at Oppenheimer's 300 Madison Avenue office in New York City. Management is scheduled to present at 2:55 p.m. ET on Thursday, March 15, 2012 and to meet with institutional investors throughout the day.

For additional information, please contact your respective institutional sales representative or Synutra's investor relations department at 301-840-3881.

About Synutra International, Inc.

Synutra International, Inc. (Nasdaq: SYUT) is a leading infant formula company in China. It principally produces, markets and sells its products through its operating subsidiaries under the "Shengyuan" or "Synutra" name, together with other complementary brands. It focuses on selling premium infant formula products, which are supplemented by more affordable infant formulas targeting the mass market as well as other nutritional products and ingredients. It sells its products through an extensive nationwide sales and distribution network covering all provinces and provincial-level municipalities in mainland China. As of December 31, 2011, this network comprised over 650 independent distributors and over 860 independent sub-distributors who sell Synutra products in over 68,000 retail outlets.